There are two definitions that are used to describe closed questions. A common definition is: A closed question can be answered with either a single word or a short phrase.
Thus 'How old are you?' and 'Where do you live?' are closed questions.
A more limiting definition is: A closed question can be answered with either 'yes' or 'no'.
Thus 'Are you happy?' and 'Is that a knife I see before me?' are closed questions, whilst 'How are you?' and even 'How old are you?' are not, by this definition, closed. This limited definition is also sometimes called a 'yes or no' question, for obvious reasons.
Using closed questions
Closed questions have the following characteristics:
They give you facts.
They are easy to answer.
They are quick to answer.
They keep control of the conversation with the questioner.
Open questions
Definition
An open question can be defined as: An open question is likely to receive a long answer.
Although any question can receive a long answer, open questions deliberately seek longer answers, and are the opposite of closed questions.
Using open questions
Open questions have the following characteristics:
They ask the respondent to think and reflect.
They will give you opinions and feelings.
They hand control of the conversation to the respondent.
Using Open and Closed Questions
Begin to list some key open and close questions that would support and develop learning in your activity. Link these to the learning objective and the ability of the pupils. Assessment for Learning
The Government is investing £150 million over 2008–11 to embed Assessment for Learning (AfL) practice in schools. The aims of AfL are that:
every child knows how they are doing and understands what they need to do to improve and how to get there. They get the support they need to be motivated, independent learners on an ambitious trajectory of improvement
every teacher is equipped to make well-founded judgements about pupils' attainment, understands the concepts and principles of progression, and knows how to use their assessment judgements to forward plan, particularly for pupils who are not fulfilling their potential
every school has in place structured and systematic assessment systems for making regular, useful, manageable and accurate assessments of pupils, and for tracking their progress
every parent and carer knows how their child is doing, what they need to do to improve, and how they can support the child and their teachers.
For assessment to be genuinely personalised, all pupils need to understand how they are doing, including what they are doing well, and what they need to do to make progress. However, it is rarely enough to simply set a pupil a numeric or curricular target and expect that to fix their problem. They need to understand not just what to improve but how to improve, and that is where tailored teaching, delivered by a teacher who has accurately assessed their learning needs, makes the difference.
Personalised Learning Activity
What is personalised learning?
How can you plan for personalised learning?
What could be the opportunities for assessment and feedback?
Assessment
Assessment
What Assessment strategies are you familiar with?
Closed questions
Definition
There are two definitions that are used to describe closed questions. A common definition is:
A closed question can be answered with either a single word or a short phrase.
Thus 'How old are you?' and 'Where do you live?' are closed questions.
A more limiting definition is:
A closed question can be answered with either 'yes' or 'no'.
Thus 'Are you happy?' and 'Is that a knife I see before me?' are closed questions, whilst 'How are you?' and even 'How old are you?' are not, by this definition, closed. This limited definition is also sometimes called a 'yes or no' question, for obvious reasons.
Using closed questions
Closed questions have the following characteristics:
They give you facts.
They are easy to answer.
They are quick to answer.
They keep control of the conversation with the questioner.
Open questions
Definition
An open question can be defined as:
An open question is likely to receive a long answer.
Although any question can receive a long answer, open questions deliberately seek longer answers, and are the opposite of closed questions.
Using open questions
Open questions have the following characteristics:
They ask the respondent to think and reflect.
They will give you opinions and feelings.
They hand control of the conversation to the respondent.
Using Open and Closed Questions
Begin to list some key open and close questions that would support and develop learning in your activity.
Link these to the learning objective and the ability of the pupils.
Assessment for Learning
The Government is investing £150 million over 2008–11 to embed Assessment for Learning (AfL) practice in schools. The aims of AfL are that:
For assessment to be genuinely personalised, all pupils need to understand how they are doing, including what they are doing well, and what they need to do to make progress. However, it is rarely enough to simply set a pupil a numeric or curricular target and expect that to fix their problem. They need to understand not just what to improve but how to improve, and that is where tailored teaching, delivered by a teacher who has accurately assessed their learning needs, makes the difference.
Personalised Learning Activity